VINES 



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VINES 



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a tumblesi.n 

 flow t r^ ire i 



with 1 mini: 

 Mil ill „'rcfi. 

 purple tolon 



of ttow^eis IS 

 ■-uranier hou 

 vigorous clii 

 covering an 

 sh iped flow I 

 violet color 



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cellent for covering arbors —Ftcus ptimila, although 

 (onbidered a tender exotiL pHnt, has withstood se\ere 

 cold weather and is very desirable for covering brick 

 work, especially near the soil — Gelsemium sempervi- 

 lens, the Carolina yellow 

 ,„.„.. ..^, IS the glory of 

 southem woods m spring 



blooming duiiug a 

 much longer period 

 than the type, and 

 when cultivated in 

 1 cool greenhouse 



ci\eiingdeui tiees —Tunnia ifiniiili/loia 

 ^ one of the best exotic clinibeis, with 

 ery large and showj orange red flowers 

 ;'hnh are produced from spring until 

 utunin It can be trained with a single 



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in cultivated tields but win ii ti i 

 piUai or fiamt tew ot . ui iiiln. 

 aieasdesiribk - M ,sl,n,„s \\ 

 though the Japanese species fie 

 quently produces clusteis more 

 than a jard in length, the Chm 

 ese species is the favorite, being 

 ( nltivited in purple white and 

 double foinis The double How 

 ei s ire \ei> full and of a beauti 

 ful shape but the variet\ is un 

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The 



ible rapid -crow 111^ (iinilxis — 

 Biqnonia capieoJata, or Cross 

 Vine, IS found in rich woodlands 

 flowers brown red, with yellow 



throat: blooms in s]>ring. — C/*'»yff//.s ptmiculata is al- 

 most an evergreen, us it ivtaiiis its toliu^'e nearly all 

 winter. Flowers ;in- |m."1i I m ili.> -nati-st profu- 

 sion during niidsuiiini.r ;umI nrr vi r\ liMmant. One of 

 the most desirable r]\nti)vi-^. ~ i 'ormhis Caroliyins 

 twines to a height of lii-i:i t'.-i-i. When uuvered during 

 winter with a profusion of coral-red berries there is no 

 climlier that is more graceful. Once known, in higher 

 latitudes it would prove to be one of the most attractive 

 greenhouse plants.— A'tofif/HK.s- piiiiiiens. var. reflexa, 

 or Japan oleaster, in good soil frfM[ut'ii11v makes a 

 growth of 8 to 10 feet. The l.r.iHiiisli b:,ik contrasts 

 well with the bright green and s,iv,ry r. 11. x.-d leaves, 

 while the clove-shaped flowers ;ue very fragrant. Ex- 



flowers are produced during vrinter. — Hedera. Of the 

 many varieties of this genus there are few of the 

 variegated - leaved that stand the southern summers, 

 but the Irish and Algerian, the latter with unusually 

 large leaves, are hardy and desirable. — ^asmijuim 

 niidiflnnin} oxj^ands its bright yellow flowers in late 

 winter :iiid is valued as the earliest harbinger of 

 sprint;: it is friMmiitly used as a hedge plant when 

 suppurtid bv a wire. J. olficinale has white flowers 

 during April an<l .May. J. Reevesi and J. Jinmile, 



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